CVE-2024-20728

Summary

CVE-2024-20728 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Acrobat Reader versions 20.005.30539 and 23.008.20470, and possibly older releases. This issue constitutes an out-of-bounds write vulnerability, which allows malicious code execution in the context of the current user. For an attack to be successful, the victim must open a specially crafted file. Successful exploitation could lead to significant security risks. Users are urged to update their Acrobat Reader software to the latest version as soon as possible.

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